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Council upholds Planning Commission approval allowing Chamlian School to continue operating under conditions; appeal denied
Summary
After lengthy public comment, Glendale’s City Council sustained the Planning Commission’s decision to approve a use variance allowing Chamlian (Shamian) Armenian School to continue operating at 444 Lowell Avenue under specified conditions; the appeal was denied by unanimous vote.
The Glendale City Council on March 18 voted unanimously to sustain the Planning Commission’s May 15 decision to approve a use variance allowing Chamlian (Shamian) Armenian School to continue operating at its Lowell Avenue campus at existing enrollment and with new conditions.
The ruling preserves the school’s permission to operate in an R‑1 single‑family zone under the conditions set by the Planning Commission, which were adopted after extensive public comment, staff analysis and a traffic‑and‑operations review. Staff told council the current variance renews and codifies long‑standing site conditions: an enrollment cap (no increase beyond the approved cap),…
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